EPA attempts to mandate more biofuel use in the US
The EPA has announced its intention to mandate more biofuel use as part of the U.S. reaching its climate change...
Enel to build solar manufacturing plant in the US
Solar power is finally scaling up. In a wave of new investment in United States solar technology and power production,...
California tariff will pay customers to produce solar energy
The California Public Utilities Commission has just released a draft decision to revise California's net energy...
Are ultra-thin solar cells the future of solar energy?
According to the American Institute of Physics, a new ultra-thin solar cell technology could help with the creation...
Switching to microgrids for a clean, reliable power supply
As a result of climate change's increased and more severe storms and natural phenomena, weather-related power outages...
Revolutionizing energy with perovskite solar cells
Traditional photovoltaic cells are typically expensive to produce and hard to incorporate into organic building...
How can we fuel nuclear energy for a cleaner future?
Nuclear energy is obtained by the huge amount of energy that is released by atoms in the processes of fusion or...
The Energy Show inspires innovators to maximize solar power
What would a world powered by solar energy look like? "The Energy Show -- Sun, Solar and Human Power" is an exhibition...
A new wind turbine design promises better offshore energy
Lower costs, cheaper wind turbines and hurricane safe. That's the future of offshore wind energy promised by SeaTwirl,...
The potential of microalgae biomass as a renewable resource
Microalgae (phytoplankton), unlike macroalgae (seaweed), are single-cell microscopic organisms that live in freshwater...
Turning motion in the ocean into incredible wave energy
Sea Wave Energy Limited (SWEL) is a research and development company based in Cyprus and the U.K. They designed...
The power and benefits of using tidal energy
Although it’s been debated for decades, the topic of tidal energy has dominated the headlines of late. What is...
World's largest tidal turbine receives additional funding
Scottish engineering firm Orbital Marine Power has secured more funding for the world’s most powerful tidal turbine....
Nuclear fusion is the newest advancement in clean energy
When one thinks of nuclear power, thoughts often include nuclear fission weapons (AKA atomic bombs) and their dangerous...
Closure of California's last nuclear power plant questioned
There are doubts over the planned closure of California's Diablo Canyon nuclear power station following the recent...
